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The A.V. ClubTue, 31 Mar 2015 16:21:07 -0500Newswire: Provided none of them die first, The Rolling Stones are touring this summerMarah Eakinhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avclub/music/~3/Ykl_9SbsbBY/provided-none-them-die-first-rolling-stones-are-to-217314
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<div><p>The Rolling Stones are taking their <a href="http://mashable.com/2015/03/31/rolling-stones-us-tour/">creaky yet still somehow functional selves out on the road</a>. The 15-date Zip Code tour hits a number of North America’s best corporate-sponsored stadiums this summer, including San Diego’s Petco Park and Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field. (Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center and Sacramento’s Sleep Train Arena must not have been available.)</p><p>A full rundown of dates is below, though residents of major markets like Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco won’t find that much to get excited about.</p><div data-type="youtube" contenteditable="false" class="youtube inline size-big crop-16x9" data-youtube-id="_so1hR1ppyg" data-size="big" data-crop="16x9"><div><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/_so1hR1ppyg/hqdefault.jpg"></div><span class="caption"></span></div><p><b>The Rolling Stones tour 2015</b><br></p><p>May 24—Petco Park—San Diego, California<br> May 30—Ohio Stadium—Columbus, Ohio<br> June 3—TCF Bank Stadium—Minneapolis, Minnesota<br> June 6—AT&amp;T Stadium—Dallas, Texas<br> June 9—Bobby Dodd Stadium—Atlanta, Georgia<br> June 12—Citrus Bowl—Orlando, Florida<br> June 17—LP Field—Nashville, Tennessee<br> June 20—Heinz Field—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<br> June 23—Marcus Amphitheater ...</p></div><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/avclub/music/~4/Ykl_9SbsbBY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:45:00 -0500http://www.avclub.com/article/provided-none-them-die-first-rolling-stones-are-to-217314?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedshttp://www.avclub.com/article/provided-none-them-die-first-rolling-stones-are-to-217314?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedsGreat Job, Internet!: Read This: There’s a theory that Tupac Shakur is alive and living in CubaB.G. Hennehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avclub/music/~3/djwHKCKpUsU/read-theres-theory-tupac-shakur-alive-and-living-c-217302
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<div><p><i>Gawker</i>’s Black Bag column is celebrating <a href="http://blackbag.gawker.com/tag/illuminati-month">Illuminati Month</a> by considering all sorts of theories, from crackpot to crazy. Today, Black Bag picks up one of pop culture’s more recent enduring secret plots; the beloved “Tupac Shakur isn’t really dead” conspiracy. This particular theory takes things a step further, and posits that not only is Shakur alive, <a href="http://blackbag.gawker.com/tupac-is-alive-and-probably-living-in-cuba-a-conspir-1693861660">he’s chilling in Cuba</a>. The column goes into great detail providing clues that give the faithful reason to doubt Pac’s death (clues that are easily explained by those who don’t buy into his faked murder). You can read the whole article over at <i>Gawker</i>, but some of the evidence is below, along with alternative explanations in italics.</p><p>In regards to the circumstances of Tupac’s shooting:</p><ul><li>“If Tupac was shot on 9/7/96, why does the photo indicate it was taken on 9/8/96?” <i>Probably because ...</i></li></ul></div><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/avclub/music/~4/djwHKCKpUsU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:38:00 -0500http://www.avclub.com/article/read-theres-theory-tupac-shakur-alive-and-living-c-217302?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedshttp://www.avclub.com/article/read-theres-theory-tupac-shakur-alive-and-living-c-217302?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedsHear This: The Beach Boys helped Roger Sterling hang on to his egoErik Adamshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avclub/music/~3/A-MwS7Mtqf0/beach-boys-helped-roger-sterling-hang-his-ego-217163
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<div><div data-type="embed" contenteditable="false" data-crop="original" data-size="original" class="inline embed size-original crop-original" data-code="%3Ca%20href%3D%22/search%3Ftags%3Dmad-men-week%22%3E%3Cimg%20style%3D%22width%3A%20100%25%3B%22%20src%3D%22//assets.onionstatic.com/avclub/week-of/MadMenWeek_2.gif%22%20/%3E%3C/a%3E" data-source="{{source}}"><div><a href="http://www.avclub.com/search?tags=mad-men-week"><img style="width: 100%;" src="http://assets.onionstatic.com/avclub/week-of/MadMenWeek_2.gif"></a></div><span class="caption"></span></div><p><i>In</i><i> </i><i><a href="http://www.avclub.com/features/hear-this/"><b>Hear This</b></a>, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week, in honor of the return of </i>Mad Men <i>on April 5 for its final seven episodes, we’re looking at some of the show’s most important song selections.</i></p><h4>The Beach Boys, “I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times” (1966)</h4><p>For all its aesthetic thoughtfulness and existential poetry, <i>Mad Men </i>is not the subtlest TV program on the schedule. Like bears and birds of its spiritual predecessor <i><a href="http://www.avclub.com/tv/the-sopranos/">The Sopranos</a></i>, the show can be thuddingly obvious in its symbolism: Don Draper’s image of California as <a href="http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/mad-men-the-jet-set-13251">the unattainable escape</a>. <a href="http://www.avclub.com/article/10-episodes-that-show-the-best-of-imad-menis-many--95458">An unthinking machine displacing the creatives</a> at Sterling Cooper And Partners. “<a href="http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/mad-men-wheel-202099">It’s not called the wheel—it’s called the carousel</a>.” </p><p>Not that <i>Mad Men </i>should be above any of this: It’s still a product of mass media, one that’s partially ...</p></div><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/avclub/music/~4/A-MwS7Mtqf0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:00:00 -0500http://www.avclub.com/article/beach-boys-helped-roger-sterling-hang-his-ego-217163?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedshttp://www.avclub.com/article/beach-boys-helped-roger-sterling-hang-his-ego-217163?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedsNewswire: The Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson announce summer tourBecca Jameshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avclub/music/~3/VN2qUB9vWSo/smashing-pumpkins-and-marilyn-manson-announce-summ-217297
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<div><p>After burying a feud that lasted more than a decade—and performing together twice in the past year—The Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson have announced 23 dates for a co-headlining tour this summer. The End Times kicks off this July, and tickets will go on sale Friday, April 3. The Smashing Pumpkins are supporting <i><a href="http://www.avclub.com/review/smashing-pumpkins-rediscover-their-musical-focus-l-212447">Monuments To An Elegy</a></i> and Marilyn Manson is supporting <i><a href="http://www.avclub.com/review/marilyn-manson-once-again-rises-relevance-213710">The Pale Emperor</a></i>.</p><p> <b>The End Times</b><b> Tour 2015</b></p><p>July 7—Concord Pavilion—Concord, California<br>July 9—Verizon Wireless Amphitheater—Irvine, California <br>July 10—The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino—Las Vegas, Nevada<br>July 11—Comerica Theatre—Phoenix, Arizona<br>July 13—Red Rocks Amphitheatre—Morrison, Colorado <br>July 15—Gexa Energy Pavilion—Dallas, Texas<br>July 16—NRG Arena—Houston, Texas<br>July 18—Freeman Coliseum—San Antonio, Texas<br>July 19—Austin City Limits Live—Austin, Texas<br>July 20—Bold Sphere Music At Champions Square—New Orleans, Louisiana ...</p></div><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/avclub/music/~4/VN2qUB9vWSo" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 11:35:00 -0500http://www.avclub.com/article/smashing-pumpkins-and-marilyn-manson-announce-summ-217297?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedshttp://www.avclub.com/article/smashing-pumpkins-and-marilyn-manson-announce-summ-217297?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedsNewswire: Strip down and listen to Nudity’s AstronomiconDavid Anthonyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avclub/music/~3/W8VVg9bin9k/strip-down-and-listen-nuditys-astronomicon-217264
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<div><p>Olympia’s Nudity isn’t an easy band to classify. Featuring members of a handful of Washington state hardcore bands, Nudity’s influences recall proto-punk, early metal, and the eccentricities of Devo. On April 7 Iron Lung Records will release <i>Astronomicon</i>, a record that swirls these sounds together until they all end up sounding distinctly like Nudity. <i>The A.V. Club </i>is streaming all of <i>Astronomicon </i>in advance of its release next week, and <a href="http://ironlungrecords.bigcartel.com/product/nudity-astronomicon-lp-w-download-preorder-out-apr-7th">pre-orders for the album</a> are still available through Iron Lung’s store. While it’s not as heavy as other parts of the Iron Lung’s catalog, Nudity’s chugging, palm-muted riffs and four-on-the-floor stomps are equally as brazen as the label’s assorted noisemakers. </p><div data-type="embed" contenteditable="false" data-crop="original" data-size="original" class="inline embed size-original crop-original" data-code="%3Ciframe%20width%3D%22100%25%22%20height%3D%22450%22%20scrolling%3D%22no%22%20frameborder%3D%22no%22%20src%3D%22https%3A//w.soundcloud.com/player/%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A//api.soundcloud.com/playlists/77840102%253Fsecret_token%253Ds-9ykdZ%26amp%3Bauto_play%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bhide_related%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bshow_comments%3Dtrue%26amp%3Bshow_user%3Dtrue%26amp%3Bshow_reposts%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bvisual%3Dtrue%22%3E%3C/iframe%3E" data-source="{{source}}"><div><iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/playlists/77840102%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-9ykdZ&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true"></iframe></div><span class="caption"></span></div></div><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/avclub/music/~4/W8VVg9bin9k" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 07:45:00 -0500http://www.avclub.com/article/strip-down-and-listen-nuditys-astronomicon-217264?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedshttp://www.avclub.com/article/strip-down-and-listen-nuditys-astronomicon-217264?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedsMusic Review: On Kintsugi, Death Cab For Cutie regains intimacy and embraces synth flourishesAlex McCownhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avclub/music/~3/4DC6ixq0vao/kintsugi-death-cab-cutie-regains-intimacy-and-embr-216962
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<div><p>The first words on Death Cab For Cutie’s new album <i>Kintsugi</i> are “I don’t know where to begin.” Despite ever-expanding production budgets, additional instrumentation, and the sonic explorations that come with a maturing band, the voice and lyrics of singer Ben Gibbard have always kept a personal, grounded intimacy to the music. That changed somewhat with the band’s last record, 2011’s <i><a href="http://www.avclub.com/review/death-cab-for-cutie-emcodes-and-keysem-56725">Codes And Keys</a></i>, where less-confessional lyrics and a more austere vibe left some fans cold. But the more electronic-tinged soundscapes suggested new avenues for a band that had honed its older sound to perhaps too comfortable a point. </p><p><i>Kintsugi</i> is very much a companion piece to <i>Codes And Keys</i>, but where that album sounded like a group at ease with some emotional distance, the new record brings back the heartache and longing in a big way. It blends the newer sounds of the group’s ...</p></div><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/avclub/music/~4/4DC6ixq0vao" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0500http://www.avclub.com/review/kintsugi-death-cab-cutie-regains-intimacy-and-embr-216962?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedshttp://www.avclub.com/review/kintsugi-death-cab-cutie-regains-intimacy-and-embr-216962?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedsMusic Review: Sufjan Stevens quietly wrestles with death on the near-perfect Carrie &amp; LowellJosh Modellhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avclub/music/~3/eYdYYhLt36Y/sufjan-stevens-quietly-wrestles-death-near-perfect-217024
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<div><p>At the end of <i>Carrie &amp; Lowell</i>’s best song—when the gorgeous, gutting “John My Beloved” is already over, really—Sufjan Stevens draws in a sharp breath. It’s a moment he didn’t need to leave in, but it speaks to the mood of his brilliant, stripped-bare seventh album: It sounds almost like the singer is overwhelmed by his own emotion, enough that he has to physically pull away. Maybe by including it he’s offering everyone else a chance to catch a big breath, too—which may be required for a collection of songs this simultaneously fraught and beautiful.</p><p>Though his last album, 2010’s kitchen-sink, electronics-heavy <i><a href="http://www.avclub.com/review/sufjan-stevens-ithe-age-of-adzi-46256">The Age Of Adz</a></i>, caused some confusion and even consternation—why is our folk hero getting glitchy and wearing light-up costumes?—this one couldn’t be less cluttered or more clear. <i>Carrie &amp; Lowell</i> finds Sufjan Stevens sitting down for ...</p></div><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/avclub/music/~4/eYdYYhLt36Y" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0500http://www.avclub.com/review/sufjan-stevens-quietly-wrestles-death-near-perfect-217024?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedshttp://www.avclub.com/review/sufjan-stevens-quietly-wrestles-death-near-perfect-217024?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedsMusic Review: Godspeed You! Black Emperor punctuates chaos with hope Randall Colburnhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avclub/music/~3/UJWymv7ZHC4/godspeed-you-black-emperor-punctuates-chaos-hope-216908
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<div><p>It’s easy to be put off by the punctuation in an Efrim Menuck release. Exclamation points abound, haphazardly strewn throughout his work in both Godspeed You! Black Emperor and prolific side project Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra (who else would write a song called “Sisters! Brothers! Small Boats Of Fire Are Falling From The Sky!”?). And you’ll find them here as well: The first track of <i>Asunder, Sweet And Other Distress</i>, GY!BE’s follow-up to 2012’s scorching <i><a href="http://www.avclub.com/review/godspeed-you-black-emperor-emallelujah-dont-bend-a-86731">Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!</a></i>, is called “Peasantry Or ‘Light! Inside Of Light!’” Exhausting, yes, but the exclamations serve a very specific purpose. Consider them pumping fists, icons of revolt and solidarity. Menuck’s music is loud, aggressive, and pissed off, but those exclamation points let listeners know that hope prevails and the fight against tyranny, commodification, and apathy is still very much alive.</p><p>In many ways, GY ...</p></div><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/avclub/music/~4/UJWymv7ZHC4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0500http://www.avclub.com/review/godspeed-you-black-emperor-punctuates-chaos-hope-216908?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedshttp://www.avclub.com/review/godspeed-you-black-emperor-punctuates-chaos-hope-216908?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedsMusic Review: Punk godfathers The Sonics justify a continued existence few would deny themKenneth Partridgehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avclub/music/~3/GnPmaLbu2cQ/punk-godfathers-sonics-justify-continued-existence-216915
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<div><p>Formed in Tacoma in the early ’60s, before rock really got weird, The Sonics secured a place in history with “The Witch,” “Psycho,” and “Strychnine”: an unholy trinity of unhinged stompers credited with spawning punk, metal, and grunge. All three feature a muddy guitar-and-sax attack and lyrics that might read like Halloween camp were they not howled with such startling, joyful lunacy by singer and keyboardist Gerry Roslie.</p><p>A half-century later, those recordings still sound subversive and bizarre in ways <a href="http://www.avclub.com/article/where-start-primal-sound-garage-rock-216756">other ’60s garage rock</a> doesn’t. Play a teen punk fan 1965’s <i>Here Are The Sonics</i>, and they might dig it for the same reasons Bruce Springsteen, Kurt Cobain, and the guys from Mudhoney did.</p><p>Roslie has been touring alongside saxophonist Rob Lind and guitarist Larry Parypa—fellow members of the quintet’s classic lineup—since rebooting the band in 2007. <i>This Is The Sonics</i> is this classic lineup ...</p></div><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/avclub/music/~4/GnPmaLbu2cQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0500http://www.avclub.com/review/punk-godfathers-sonics-justify-continued-existence-216915?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedshttp://www.avclub.com/review/punk-godfathers-sonics-justify-continued-existence-216915?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedsPermanent Records: Townes Van Zandt finally came to life on Live At The Old QuarterCorbin Reiffhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avclub/music/~3/QzyJZY05JxU/townes-van-zandt-finally-came-life-live-old-quarte-216949
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<div><p><a href="http://www.avclub.com/search?feature_types=permanent-records"><i><b>Permanent Records</b></i></a><i> is an ongoing closer look at the records that matter most.</i></p><p>There was a time not long ago that <a href="http://www.avclub.com/article/20-live-versions-songs-slay-their-studio-counterpa-216811">the live record was actually taken seriously</a>. It wasn’t an add-on tacked to the back half of some super-deluxe edition re-release, and it wasn’t just bundled as a limited Record Store Day exclusive or dumped onto an infinitely expanding Internet database. The live album had impact. It was a way to show off another side of an artist that wasn’t coming across from within the confines of a recording studio. </p><p>Before the release of <i>Alive</i>, Kiss was considered by many to be a band of Kabuki makeup-wearing New York Dolls wannabes floating around the margins of the overstuffed ’70s rock scene. Before ‘<i>Live’ Bullet</i>, Bob Seger was just a regional Detroit hero who could sell out all 12,000 seats of Cobo Hall one night, while ...</p></div><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/avclub/music/~4/QzyJZY05JxU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0500http://www.avclub.com/article/townes-van-zandt-finally-came-life-live-old-quarte-216949?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedshttp://www.avclub.com/article/townes-van-zandt-finally-came-life-live-old-quarte-216949?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedsNewswire: Jay Z launched his new streaming service (you weren’t invited)Katie Rifehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avclub/music/~3/XudZjfMCYOg/jay-z-launched-his-new-streaming-service-you-weren-217270
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<div><p>Sorry you had to find out this way, but Jay Z’s new streaming service—you know, the one you told Jay you were really excited about, because you really appreciate the audiophile experience and <a href="http://www.avclub.com/article/jay-zs-streaming-service-isnt-everybody-ie-poors-217109">can totally afford $19.99 a month, no problem</a>? Turns out Jay really wasn’t listening when he turned around and walked away in the middle of your sentence. (Also, you were talking to the TV.)</p><p>Yeah, sorry, but Jay and Bey and the gang went ahead and<a href="http://tidal.com/us"> launched TIDAL without you</a>. They did so at an event in New York City earlier today that <i><a href="http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/jay-z-launches-tidal-streaming-music-service-1201462769/">Variety</a></i> describes as “star-studded” and that you were not invited to, so please stop saying your e-vite must have gone to spam. It’s making everyone really sad. </p><p>If you were there, you would have seen a coterie of famous musicians like Alicia Keys, Arcade Fire’s Win Butler and ...</p></div><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/avclub/music/~4/XudZjfMCYOg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 17:37:00 -0500http://www.avclub.com/article/jay-z-launched-his-new-streaming-service-you-weren-217270?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedshttp://www.avclub.com/article/jay-z-launched-his-new-streaming-service-you-weren-217270?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedsNewswire: People who still heart terrestrial radio also heart Taylor SwiftMarah Eakinhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avclub/music/~3/31ME833wRNk/people-who-still-heart-terrestrial-radio-also-hear-217267
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<p>People who listen to the radio still really like Taylor Swift. Swift took home the awards for Artist Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best Lyrics at <a href="http://news.iheart.com/features/iheartradio-music-awards-15/articles/15/490103/2015-iheartradio-music-awards-full-winners-13451712/">last night’s iHeartRadio Awards</a>, which are really just <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-iheartradio-20150330-story.html">an excuse for media conglomerate Clear Channel to toot its own horn</a>. The company brands the iHeartRadio Awards as a populist alternative to the Grammys, with the prizes coming from both fan votes and radio play. But either of those can be at least a little bought, what with major label promotion, ticket giveaways, ads, and “surprise” artist pop-ins at Clear Channel affiliates which could then share the content with other Clear Channel stations. It’s not an original format (see also the American Music Awards, MTV’s Video Music Awards, Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Awards, and so on), but it’s one that’s clearly been at least a little successful ...</p><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/avclub/music/~4/31ME833wRNk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 16:25:00 -0500http://www.avclub.com/article/people-who-still-heart-terrestrial-radio-also-hear-217267?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedshttp://www.avclub.com/article/people-who-still-heart-terrestrial-radio-also-hear-217267?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedsNewswire: Wilco exercises its religious freedom to not play in IndianaJosh Modellhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avclub/music/~3/NJmNSWmOA5g/wilco-exercises-its-religious-freedom-not-play-ind-217266
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<div><p>Wilco just <a href="https://twitter.com/Wilco/status/582641088869109760" target="_self">announced via Twitter</a> that it has canceled an upcoming concert date in Indianapolis in protest of the state’s controversial new “religious freedom” law. In two tweets, the group stated, “We’re canceling our 5/7 show in Indianapolis. ‘Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act’ feels like thinly disguised legal discrimination... Hope to get back to the Hoosier State someday soon, when this odious measure is repealed. Refunds available at point of purchase.”</p><div data-type="embed" contenteditable="false" data-crop="original" data-size="original" class="inline embed size-original crop-original" data-code="%3Cblockquote%20class%3D%22twitter-tweet%22%20lang%3D%22en%22%3E%3Cp%3EWe%26%2339%3Bre%20canceling%20our%205/7%20show%20in%20Indianapolis.%20%u201CIndiana%20Religious%20Freedom%20Restoration%20Act%u201D%20feels%20like%20thinly%20disguised%20legal%20discrimination.%3C/p%3E%26mdash%3B%20WILCO%20%28@Wilco%29%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A//twitter.com/Wilco/status/582641088869109760%22%3EMarch%2030%2C%202015%3C/a%3E%3C/blockquote%3E" data-source="{{source}}"><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>We're canceling our 5/7 show in Indianapolis. “Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act” feels like thinly disguised legal discrimination.</p>— WILCO (@Wilco) <a href="https://twitter.com/Wilco/status/582641088869109760">March 30, 2015</a></blockquote></div><span class="caption"></span></div><div data-type="embed" contenteditable="false" data-crop="original" data-size="original" class="inline embed size-original crop-original" data-code="%3Cblockquote%20class%3D%22twitter-tweet%22%20lang%3D%22en%22%3E%3Cp%3EHope%20to%20get%20back%20to%20the%20Hoosier%20State%20someday%20soon%2C%20when%20this%20odious%20measure%20is%20repealed.%20Refunds%20available%20at%20point%20of%20purchase.%3C/p%3E%26mdash%3B%20WILCO%20%28@Wilco%29%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A//twitter.com/Wilco/status/582641201041543169%22%3EMarch%2030%2C%202015%3C/a%3E%3C/blockquote%3E" data-source="{{source}}"><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Hope to get back to the Hoosier State someday soon, when this odious measure is repealed. Refunds available at point of purchase.</p>— WILCO (@Wilco) <a href="https://twitter.com/Wilco/status/582641201041543169">March 30, 2015</a></blockquote></div><span class="caption"></span></div><p>Wilco is the latest entity to address the regressive law, which would seem to allow business owners to refuse service to LGBT patrons because ...</p></div><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/avclub/music/~4/NJmNSWmOA5g" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 16:25:00 -0500http://www.avclub.com/article/wilco-exercises-its-religious-freedom-not-play-ind-217266?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedshttp://www.avclub.com/article/wilco-exercises-its-religious-freedom-not-play-ind-217266?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedsGreat Job, Internet!: Can I Borrow A Feeling?: Ceremony mashed up with The SimpsonsAnnie Zaleskihttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avclub/music/~3/lHJRfX_ti60/can-i-borrow-feeling-ceremony-mashed-simpsons-217259
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<div><p>In the<i> Simpsons</i> episode <a href="http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/simpsons-milhouse-divided-211598">“A Milhouse Divided,”</a> Milhouse’s soon-to-be-divorced dad Kirk Van Houten draws a blob during a game of Pictionary and then melts down when his long-suffering wife, Luann, can’t recognize that the drawing represents “dignity.” One astute <i>Simpsons</i> scholar noticed that the <a href="http://noisey.vice.com/blog/ceremony-the-l-shaped-man-the-simpsons-dignity">album cover for Cali punk band Ceremony’s new album, <i>The L-Shaped Man</i>, bears a striking resemblance to said scribble</a>. Fans then took things one step further and paired “Can I Borrow A Feeling?”—Van Houten’s ill-fated, lovesick attempt at re-wooing Luann—with Ceremony songs. Not surprisingly, the results are a marked improvement, obliterating the schmaltz of “Feeling?” in an explosion of hellfire hardcore aggression. Listen to one of these mashups below.</p><div data-type="embed" contenteditable="false" data-crop="original" data-size="original" class="inline embed size-original crop-original" data-code="%3Ciframe%20width%3D%22100%25%22%20height%3D%22166%22%20scrolling%3D%22no%22%20frameborder%3D%22no%22%20src%3D%22https%3A//w.soundcloud.com/player/%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/197918333%26color%3Dff5500%22%3E%3C/iframe%3E" data-source="{{source}}"><div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/197918333&amp;color=ff5500"></iframe></div><span class="caption"></span></div><p><br></p></div><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/avclub/music/~4/lHJRfX_ti60" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 16:21:00 -0500http://www.avclub.com/article/can-i-borrow-feeling-ceremony-mashed-simpsons-217259?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedshttp://www.avclub.com/article/can-i-borrow-feeling-ceremony-mashed-simpsons-217259?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedsNewswire: Coachella and Lollapalooza ban selfie sticksMike Vanderbilthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avclub/music/~3/RfYaq7NOyzc/coachella-and-lollapalooza-ban-selfie-sticks-217263
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<div><p><a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SELFIE_STICK_BAN?SITE=SCAND&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">The Associated Press </a>reports that both the Coachella and Lollapalooza music festivals will be banning selfie sticks this year, dismissing the accessories as “narcisisstics” on a list of prohibited items.</p><p>The selfie stick is a photo-taking tool popularized by the young and the young in the brain in the past year or so; the user attaches their cell phone to the end of the stick, which extends to varying distances to <a href="http://www.jcpenney.com/toys/electronics/the-original-selfie-stick-self-portrait-handheld-monopod-with-bluetooth-remote/prod.jump?ppId=pp5004940914&amp;catId=cat100300092&amp;&amp;_dyncharset=UTF-8">“get the perfect picture every time” and allows the user to “capture you at all the right angles.” </a>It’s a perfect tool to let everyone on social media know how much you love live music when simply going to a concert and listening to bands won’t do.</p><p>It’s interesting to note that calling the devices “narcisstics” comes directly from Coachella’s own <a href="https://www.coachella.com/festival-info/">Rules and Policies page</a>, implying that they were banned because organizers don’t like ...</p></div><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/avclub/music/~4/RfYaq7NOyzc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:53:00 -0500http://www.avclub.com/article/coachella-and-lollapalooza-ban-selfie-sticks-217263?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedshttp://www.avclub.com/article/coachella-and-lollapalooza-ban-selfie-sticks-217263?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedsNewswire: Fall into dream-pop and stream the new EP from ElsaMarah Eakinhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avclub/music/~3/TP-yVqW6qjQ/fall-dream-pop-and-stream-new-ep-elsa-217244
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<div><p>Last Friday, <i>The A.V. Club </i>premiered <a href="http://www.avclub.com/article/shoegaze-weekend-away-new-track-torontos-elsa-217171">the new single</a> from Shoegazing Toronto band Elsa. Today, we’re pleased to debut the group’s entire new EP. The <i>Never Come Down </i>stream, below, is a shimmering blast of dream-pop and is out March 31 on One Big Silence, the label run by Fucked Up’s Mike Haliechuk. </p><p>A full-length from Elsa is due later this year.</p><div data-type="embed" contenteditable="false" data-crop="original" data-size="original" class="inline embed size-original crop-original" data-code="%3Ciframe%20width%3D%22100%25%22%20height%3D%22450%22%20scrolling%3D%22no%22%20frameborder%3D%22no%22%20src%3D%22https%3A//w.soundcloud.com/player/%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A//api.soundcloud.com/playlists/92070798%253Fsecret_token%253Ds-Vxgyx%26amp%3Bauto_play%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bhide_related%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bshow_comments%3Dtrue%26amp%3Bshow_user%3Dtrue%26amp%3Bshow_reposts%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bvisual%3Dtrue%u201C%3E%3C/iframe%3E" data-source="{{source}}"><div><iframe width="100%" height="450" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/playlists/92070798%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-Vxgyx&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true%E2%80%9C&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span%20class=" caption>&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</iframe></div></div><p><br></p></div><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/avclub/music/~4/TP-yVqW6qjQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:58:00 -0500http://www.avclub.com/article/fall-dream-pop-and-stream-new-ep-elsa-217244?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedshttp://www.avclub.com/article/fall-dream-pop-and-stream-new-ep-elsa-217244?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedsHear This: “Both Sides Now” marked the end of Don Draper’s dualityGwen Ihnathttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avclub/music/~3/783ftMc7xbM/both-sides-now-marked-end-don-drapers-duality-216995
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<div><div data-type="embed" contenteditable="false" data-crop="original" data-size="original" class="inline embed size-original crop-original" data-code="%3Ca%20href%3D%22/search%3Ftags%3Dmad-men-week%22%3E%3Cimg%20style%3D%22width%3A%20100%25%3B%22%20src%3D%22//assets.onionstatic.com/avclub/week-of/MadMenWeek_2.gif%22%20/%3E%3C/a%3E" data-source="{{source}}"><div><a href="http://www.avclub.com/search?tags=mad-men-week"><img style="width: 100%;" src="http://assets.onionstatic.com/avclub/week-of/MadMenWeek_2.gif"></a></div><span class="caption"></span></div><p><i>In</i><i> </i><i><a href="http://www.avclub.com/features/hear-this/"><b>Hear This</b></a>, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week, in honor of the return of </i>Mad Men <i>on April 5 for its final seven episodes, we’re looking at some of the show’s most important song selections.</i></p><h4>Judy Collins, “Both Sides Now” (1967)</h4><p>I’ve seen every episode of <i>Mad Men</i> (many more than once), but none made my jaw actually drop like the season-six finale “<a href="http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/mad-men-in-care-of-98896">In Care Of</a>.” In the middle of a major pitch to Hershey, Don Draper (Jon Hamm) veers from his bullshit story about how his dad bought him a Hershey bar for mowing the lawn, after he tells the room, “the wrapper looked like what was inside.” He has already won the account, but finally fed up with his own constant duality (his wrapper looks nothing like his inside), he realizes that he can lie no ...</p></div><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/avclub/music/~4/783ftMc7xbM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:00:00 -0500http://www.avclub.com/article/both-sides-now-marked-end-don-drapers-duality-216995?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedshttp://www.avclub.com/article/both-sides-now-marked-end-don-drapers-duality-216995?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedsNewswire: Get Involved, Internet: Help Kickstart De La Soul’s new recordMarah Eakinhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avclub/music/~3/qBPup5VP5BU/get-involved-internet-help-kickstart-de-la-souls-n-217250
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<div><p>De La Soul is <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1519102394/de-la-souls-new-album">using Kickstarter</a> to fund a new record. The legendary hip-hop trio is trying to raise $110,000 for its eighth LP, its first since 2004’s <i>The Grind Date</i>. While the album isn’t recorded yet, the group says it’ll feature appearances from Damon Albarn, David Byrne, 2 Chainz, and Little Dragon. The record also finds the group sampling itself almost exclusively, a move that could turn out to be a game-changer for artists with a lot of back material. It’s especially interesting considering it’s De La Soul, a group that’s been sued for illegally using copyrighted material and hasn’t been able to put a good portion of its catalog on the web for similar issues.</p><p>De La Soul is offering a number of incentives to Kickstarter donors, including pairs of De La Soul Nikes, thumb drives in the shape of ...</p></div><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/avclub/music/~4/qBPup5VP5BU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 12:55:00 -0500http://www.avclub.com/article/get-involved-internet-help-kickstart-de-la-souls-n-217250?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedshttp://www.avclub.com/article/get-involved-internet-help-kickstart-de-la-souls-n-217250?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedsNewswire: There’s more unreleased Tupac music in the vaults, apparentlyB.G. Hennehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avclub/music/~3/MLPoKso-NeY/theres-more-unreleased-tupac-music-vaults-apparent-217228
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<div><p>New music and other material from Tupac Shakur’s estate is forthcoming, as new efforts are underway to mine the late rapper’s musical legacy. According to <i><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/new-tupac-music-from-the-vaults-headed-for-release-20150327">Rolling Stone</a></i>, Afeni Shakur Davis, Tupac’s mother, has been working to provide JAM, Inc., with complete access to all of Shakur’s previously unreleased recordings and other artistic work.</p><p>Despite Shakur’s murder in 1996, his label and estate have remarkably prolific, featuring numerous posthumous albums and sampled collaborations; Tupac was even summoned from the beyond in 2012 to dance for our amusement through the <a href="http://www.avclub.com/article/tupac-is-back-in-hologram-form-72431">miracle of properly licensed holograms</a>. Promising a “total reset” on Tupac’s legacy, JAM owner Jeff Jampol has already begun the process of sifting through “music, remixes, original demos, writings, scripts, plans, video treatments, [and] poems.” </p><p>Tom Whalley, who signed Shakur to Interscope, is also collaborating on the project. “Some of [the material] is in bits and ...</p></div><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/avclub/music/~4/MLPoKso-NeY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 09:41:00 -0500http://www.avclub.com/article/theres-more-unreleased-tupac-music-vaults-apparent-217228?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedshttp://www.avclub.com/article/theres-more-unreleased-tupac-music-vaults-apparent-217228?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedsGreat Job, Internet!: Visit locales featured in Tom Waits’ songs with the Tom Waits MapB.G. Hennehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avclub/music/~3/ngw97ViPzyQ/visit-locales-featured-tom-waits-songs-tom-waits-m-217230
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<div><p>From New Orleans’ Ninth Ward to Wazee Street in Denver, Tom Waits often grounds his musical storytelling in a specific place. Listeners might not be sure why “when she got good and drunk, she would sing about Elkheart, Indiana” but the specificity is important to songs like “First Kiss.” Many of Waits’ characters are defined by geography; loners who drift from state to state, wistful folks who remember happier times in distant locales, and hardscrabble workers who are stuck, grinding out a living just where they’ve always been. Now fans can get a new perspective into the locations that Waits has referenced with the <a href="http://tomwaitsmap.com/">Tom Waits Map</a>, created by <a href="https://twitter.com/windyjonas">@windyjonas</a>.</p><p>In addition to a map’s-eye view of the world through Waits’ songs, the site offers listings by song and geography. “Without A Suitcase,” and “Home I’ll Never Be,” for instance, each feature 15 destinations per track. Conversely ...</p></div><img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/avclub/music/~4/ngw97ViPzyQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 09:09:00 -0500http://www.avclub.com/article/visit-locales-featured-tom-waits-songs-tom-waits-m-217230?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feedshttp://www.avclub.com/article/visit-locales-featured-tom-waits-songs-tom-waits-m-217230?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feeds